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Every year, thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews mark Rosh Hashana by traveling to Uman, Ukraine, where the founder of the Breslov hassidic dynasty Rabbi Nachman of Breslov is buried, with some 30,000 visiting the site last year.

Nachman is seen as a saintly figure for his spiritual and mystical teachings, and the mass pilgrimages to his grave have dramatically increased since the end of the Communist era and the opening up of Eastern Europe.

Until the Second World War, the Ukrainian town was home to a large Jewish community. Only a small community now remains, but the annual pilgrimage brings a surge of Jewish life to Uman.

The mass arrival of pilgrims to the burial site is regarded as Uman's main economic industry. Not everyone is pleased, however, by the influx of visitors with local residents complaining of loud noise, widespread drinking, drug use and disorder.

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